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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Pegeen says to Shawn, "Go on, then, to Father Reilly, and let him put you in the holy brotherhoods, and leave that lad to me," what emotion is she displaying?
(a) Joy.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

2. Which character can be described as a character foil for Pegeen?
(a) Christy.
(b) Shawn.
(c) The Widow Quin.
(d) James Flaherty.

3. At the end of the first evening, Christy is pleased because:
(a) He has been fed.
(b) Two women are fighting over him.
(c) He has found a job.
(d) He has found his cousin, Shawn.

4. Shawn is mocked by Pegeen and her father because:
(a) He won't fight Christy Mahon.
(b) Pegeen is smaller than him and can beat him up.
(c) He says he is God fearing when he is really just afraid.
(d) He won't go to the wake.

5. What does the mirror at the beginning of the scene symbolize?
(a) Christy's two-faced personality.
(b) Christy's reflective personality.
(c) Christy's vanity.
(d) Christy's habit of always looking back.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the village girls come to meet Christy, the one item they do not bring him is?

2. What Christy offer the Widow Quin if she will help him win Pegeen?

3. Christy's demeanor as he tells his story can be described as which of the following?

4. Why is Michael Flaherty happy that Christy is gone?

5. Why does the Widow Quin want everyone else to believe Old Mahon is crazy?

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